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Peugeot (US /puːˈʒoʊ/; UK /ˈpɜːrʒoʊ/; French pronunciation: ​[pøʒo]) is a French car manufacturer, part of Groupe PSA

The family business that preceded the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles

On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applied for the lion trademark

Armand Peugeot built the company's first car, an unreliable steam tricycle, in collaboration with Leon Serpollet in 1889; this was followed in 1890 by an internal combustion car with a Panhard-Daimler engine

Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot in 1896 founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot

The Peugeot company and family are originally from Sochaux, France

Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot museum there

In February 2014, the shareholders agreed to a recapitalisation plan, in which Dongfeng Motors and the French government each bought a 14% stake in the company

Peugeot has received many international awards for its vehicles, including four European Car of the Year awards

In 2013 and 2014, Peugeot ranked the second lowest for average CO2 emissions among generalist brands in Europe, the Renault car maker group being ranked first, with 114